PSYCHOLOGY 1100 FINAL EXAM CSCC EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
Trait Theories: Five Factor Model - ANSWER - >openness,
conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and
neuroticism
(OCEAN)
Psychology - ANSWER - >scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
Psychodynamic approach - ANSWER - >emphasizes unconscious
thought, the conflict between biological drives (such as the
drive for sex) and society's demands, and early childhood family
experiences
Behavioral approach - ANSWER - >scientific study of observable
behavioral responses and their environmental determinants. It
focuses on an organism's visible behaviors, not thoughts or
feelings
Cognitive approach - ANSWER - >emphasizes the mental
processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention,
perceive, remember, think, and solve problems.
Humanistic approach - ANSWER - >emphasizes a person's
positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth, and the
freedom to choose one's destiny
,Biological approach - ANSWER - >focus on the body, especially
the brain and nervous system
Sociocultural approach - ANSWER - >examines the influences of
social and cultural environments on behavior. Socioculturalists
argue that understanding a person's behavior requires knowing
about the cultural context in which the behavior occurs
Evolutionary approach - ANSWER - >uses evolutionary ideas
such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the
basis for explaining specific human behaviors
Validity - ANSWER - >refers to the extent to which a test
measures what it is intended to measure
Theory - ANSWER - >a tested, well-substantiated, unifying
explanation for a set of verified, proven factors
Case Study - ANSWER - >An in-depth look at a single individual.
Naturalistic Observation - ANSWER - >The observation of
behavior in a real-world setting
Zero Correlations - ANSWER - >means that there is no
systematic relationship between the variables
Negative Correlations - ANSWER - >means that as one variable
increases, the other decreases
, Positive Correlations - ANSWER - >means that as one variable
increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases the
other does as well
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER - >chemical substance that is
released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve
impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, causes
the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fiber, a muscle
fiber, or some other structure
Plasticity - ANSWER - >brain's special ability to adapt and
change
Sympathetic Nervous System - ANSWER - >arouses the body to
mobilize it for action and thus is involved in the experience of
stress
Parasympathetic Nervous System - ANSWER - >calms the body
Brainstem - ANSWER - >stemlike brain area that includes much
of the hindbrain (excluding the cerebellum) and the midbrain;
connects with the spinal cord at its lower end and then extends
upward to encase the reticular formation in the midbrain.
Cerebellum - ANSWER - >consists of two rounded structures
thought to play important roles in motor coordination
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
Trait Theories: Five Factor Model - ANSWER - >openness,
conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and
neuroticism
(OCEAN)
Psychology - ANSWER - >scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
Psychodynamic approach - ANSWER - >emphasizes unconscious
thought, the conflict between biological drives (such as the
drive for sex) and society's demands, and early childhood family
experiences
Behavioral approach - ANSWER - >scientific study of observable
behavioral responses and their environmental determinants. It
focuses on an organism's visible behaviors, not thoughts or
feelings
Cognitive approach - ANSWER - >emphasizes the mental
processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention,
perceive, remember, think, and solve problems.
Humanistic approach - ANSWER - >emphasizes a person's
positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth, and the
freedom to choose one's destiny
,Biological approach - ANSWER - >focus on the body, especially
the brain and nervous system
Sociocultural approach - ANSWER - >examines the influences of
social and cultural environments on behavior. Socioculturalists
argue that understanding a person's behavior requires knowing
about the cultural context in which the behavior occurs
Evolutionary approach - ANSWER - >uses evolutionary ideas
such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the
basis for explaining specific human behaviors
Validity - ANSWER - >refers to the extent to which a test
measures what it is intended to measure
Theory - ANSWER - >a tested, well-substantiated, unifying
explanation for a set of verified, proven factors
Case Study - ANSWER - >An in-depth look at a single individual.
Naturalistic Observation - ANSWER - >The observation of
behavior in a real-world setting
Zero Correlations - ANSWER - >means that there is no
systematic relationship between the variables
Negative Correlations - ANSWER - >means that as one variable
increases, the other decreases
, Positive Correlations - ANSWER - >means that as one variable
increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases the
other does as well
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER - >chemical substance that is
released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve
impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, causes
the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fiber, a muscle
fiber, or some other structure
Plasticity - ANSWER - >brain's special ability to adapt and
change
Sympathetic Nervous System - ANSWER - >arouses the body to
mobilize it for action and thus is involved in the experience of
stress
Parasympathetic Nervous System - ANSWER - >calms the body
Brainstem - ANSWER - >stemlike brain area that includes much
of the hindbrain (excluding the cerebellum) and the midbrain;
connects with the spinal cord at its lower end and then extends
upward to encase the reticular formation in the midbrain.
Cerebellum - ANSWER - >consists of two rounded structures
thought to play important roles in motor coordination
